SMC
NEUROSURGERY CLINIC:
EDUCATION:
Must have a current license as a Physician Assistant in the state of
Arkansas. Will be governed by recommendations of the Credentialing
Committee and Hospital Board approval in accordance with the Arkansas State
Medical Board. Must also have a current national certification as
directed by the National Commission for the Certification of Physicians
Assistants.
TRAINING
AND EXPERIENCE:
BLS, ACLS, PALS, NALS certified. Demonstrates excellent leadership
abilities and good communication skills.
KNOWLEDGE:
Provides healthcare services under direct supervision of his/her
supervising physician and other duties as assigned by his/her administrative
representative.
DESCRIPTION:
Responsible for providing direct patient care, diagnosing and treating
common ailments, and stabilizing emergencies prior to transport to hospital in
collaboration with a licensed physician and under direction of the physician
according to established protocol and policy statements.
1)
Physician
Assistant is considered the agent of his/her supervising physician in the
performance of all practice-related activities, including but not limited to
the ordering of diagnostic, therapeutic and other medical services.
2)
All
prescriptions and orders issued by the physician assistant identify the
supervising physician and are counter signed by the supervising physician.
3)
Physician
Assistant’s supervising physician may delegate prescriptive authority under his
DEA number to the physician assistant to include prescribing, ordering and
administering Schedule III through V controlled substances, all legend drugs,
and all non-schedule prescriptive mediations and medical devices.
4)
The
Physician Assistant assists in the Operating Room as directed by the
supervising physician. These duties may include but are not limited to:
harvest of the saphenous vein for bypass conduit, harvest of the radial artery
for bypass conduit, incision closure, and serving as First Assistant.
Carolyn Nunnally
Human Resources
Recruiting Specialist
White County Medical Center
ph. 501.380.4605
fax 501.380.4601
